TY - JOUR
T1 - Aiding troubled employees
T2 - The prevalence, cost, and characteristics of employee assistance programs in the United States
AU - Hartwell, Tyler D.
AU - Steele, Paul
AU - French, Michael T.
AU - Potter, Frank J.
AU - Rodman, Nathaniel F.
AU - Zarkin, Gary A.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Objectives. Employee assistance programs (EAPs) are job-based programs designed to identify and assist troubled employees. This study determines the prevalence, cost, and characteristics of these programs in the United States by worksite size, industry, and census region. Methods. A stratified national probability sample of more than 6400 private, nonagricultural US worksites with 50 or more full-time employees was contacted with a computer-assisted telephone interviewing protocol. More than 3200 worksites responded and were eligible, with a response rate of 90%. Results. Approximately 33% of all private, nonagricultural worksites with 50 or more full-time employees currently offer EAP services to their employees, an 8.9% increase over 1985. These programs are more likely to be found in larger worksites and in the communications/utilities/transportation industries. The most popular model is an external provider, and the median annual cost per eligible employee for internal and external programs was $21.83 and $18.09, respectively. Conclusions. EAPs are becoming a more prevalent point of access to health care for workers with personal problems such as substance abuse, family problems, or emotional distress.
AB - Objectives. Employee assistance programs (EAPs) are job-based programs designed to identify and assist troubled employees. This study determines the prevalence, cost, and characteristics of these programs in the United States by worksite size, industry, and census region. Methods. A stratified national probability sample of more than 6400 private, nonagricultural US worksites with 50 or more full-time employees was contacted with a computer-assisted telephone interviewing protocol. More than 3200 worksites responded and were eligible, with a response rate of 90%. Results. Approximately 33% of all private, nonagricultural worksites with 50 or more full-time employees currently offer EAP services to their employees, an 8.9% increase over 1985. These programs are more likely to be found in larger worksites and in the communications/utilities/transportation industries. The most popular model is an external provider, and the median annual cost per eligible employee for internal and external programs was $21.83 and $18.09, respectively. Conclusions. EAPs are becoming a more prevalent point of access to health care for workers with personal problems such as substance abuse, family problems, or emotional distress.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.86.6.804
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.86.6.804
M3 - Article
C2 - 8659653
AN - SCOPUS:0029977458
VL - 86
SP - 804
EP - 808
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
SN - 0090-0036
IS - 6
ER -